The Liberation of Prague

The Liberation of Prague DVD Cover Country Czechoslovakia Directed by Otakar Vávra Release Date 1978 Language Czech, Slovak, German, Russian, English Studio Filmové studio Barrandov, Deutsche Film (DEFA), Mosfilm Main Cast Character Actor Lt. Karel Horák Jirí Krampol 2Lt Anka Kadlecová Renáta Doleželová Standa Horák Vítezslav Jandák Antonín Horák Jaroslav Rozsíval dr. Václav Vacek Vladimír Šmeral Gen. Ludvík Svoboda Ladislav Chudík Gen. Kutlvasr Jirí Holý Broadcaster Vladimír Brabec Protectorate officer Jan Preucil Gen. SS Pückler Horst Preusker

The Liberation of Prague (original: Osvobození Prahy) is a Czechoslovakian war film about Prague uprising directed by Otakar Vávra in 1978. The film has no central hero and as a continuation to the previous of Vávra´s movie titled Sokolovo. The film was made as propaganda for the 30th anniversary of the Red Army's liberation of the city. However, it was late to the cinema and Horst Preusker, who played the SS commander, died before the premiere.

The following guns were used in the 1978 Czechoslovak film The Liberation of Prague:

Pistols

CZ 27

The Protectorate officer (Jan Preucil) holds a CZ 27 in his right hand

CZ 27 - .32 ACP

Unidentified pistol

He also holds another unidentified pistol.

An insurgent fighter (Miroslav Zounar) disarms an officer.

Walther P38

Various Nazis carry Walther P38 pistols.

Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm

A Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth) soldier executes a captured insurgent with his Walther P38.

SS General Pückler (Horst Preusker) commits suicide with his P38.

Submachine guns

MP40

The MP40 submachine gun is widely used by German soldiers and resistance fighters.

MP40 - 9mm.

A German soldier aims his MP40 from the hip.

A Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth) carries his MP40.

A Czech insurgent is seen with an MP40.

PPSh-41

Russian and Czechoslovakian soldiers were armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns.

Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

A Russian soldier helps a wounded comrade with a PPSh-41 slung on his back.

Lt. Karel Horák (Jirí Krampol), a Czech soldier, fires his PPSh-41.

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2Lt. Anka Kadlecová (Renáta Doleželová) carries a slung PPSh-41.

Rifles

VZ-24 Czech Mauser

Czech police and government troops are armed with VZ-24 Czech Mauser rifles.

Czech vz. 24 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Karabiner 98k

The Karabiner 98k is the standard weapons both sides

Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm

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Standa Horák (Vítezslav Jandák), a Czech insurgent, fires his Kar98k.

Machine guns

MG34

The MG34 machine guns is used by the Germans, Czech insurgents, and Soviet troops.

MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum

German troops prepare an MG34.

Degtyarev DP-28 machine gun

Soviet troops also use the Degtyarev DP-28 machine gun.

Degtyarev DP-28 machine gun, 7.62x54mm R

A Soviet soldier fires on hidden Germans.

Degtyaryov DT machine gun

The radio operator in a Soviet T-34 fires a Degtyaryov DT

DT machine gun - 7.62x54mm R

Hand grenades

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

The German soldiers and insurgents use Model 24 Stielhandgranates.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Lt. Karel Horák (Jirí Krampol) wears hand grenades in his belt.

Others

Panzerfaust

The insurgents use Panzerfaust anti-tank rockets against German armoured vehicles. They are shown firing them from the shoulder bazooka-style, rather than the official under-the-arm method.

Panzerfaust - 44mm with 149mm warhead

A insurgent fires a Panzerfaust from a window at an armoured car.

A resistance fighter aims a Panzerfaust from behind a barricade.

Lt. Karel Horák (Jirí Krampol) carries a Panzerfaust in his hand.

88mm Flak 18/36/37

The Germans use 88mm cannon to bombard the city

Hetzer

A German Hetzer tank destroyer engages insurgents

Panzer VI Tiger 1

A mocked-up Tiger tank is seen

T-34-85

Soviet T-34-85s are seen on their way to Prauge.

T-34-85s en route.